Etta Mae Adams, 88, of Pike Street, Brownville, passed away Sunday evening, February 13, 2022, at her home, under the loving care of her family.
She is survived by her twelve children; step-son; a sister-in-law; 36 grandchildren, 63 great-grandchildren, 11 great-great grandchildren plus three on the way; a nephew; three nieces and cousins.
She is predeceased by her husband, William Adams, who passed away on February 8, 2016.
Etta Mae was born on December 8, 1933 at home in Glendale, NY, a daughter of the late Oran C. and Bertha M. Swan Closs.
She attended General Martin School and graduated from Lowville Academy. Etta's future husband Bill Adams purchased a dairy farm on the Flat Rock Road in Martinsburg, and on March 14, 1953, she married William Adams at Martinsburg United Methodist Church, with Rev. Martin Weck officiating.
Together with his wife, the couple owned and operated the dairy farm until 1960, when they moved to the farm on Pike Street in Brownville in June 1960. The family continued to operate the dairy farm, Clover Leaf Farm until 2015 and then went to raising beef cattle.
Burial in the Martinsburg Cemetery.
Source: Iseneker Funeral Home, Inc. Lowville, NY
Etta Mae Adams, 88, of Pike Street, Brownville, passed away Sunday evening, February 13, 2022, at her home, under the loving care of her family.
She is survived by her twelve children; step-son; a sister-in-law; 36 grandchildren, 63 great-grandchildren, 11 great-great grandchildren plus three on the way; a nephew; three nieces and cousins.
She is predeceased by her husband, William Adams, who passed away on February 8, 2016.
Etta Mae was born on December 8, 1933 at home in Glendale, NY, a daughter of the late Oran C. and Bertha M. Swan Closs.
She attended General Martin School and graduated from Lowville Academy. Etta's future husband Bill Adams purchased a dairy farm on the Flat Rock Road in Martinsburg, and on March 14, 1953, she married William Adams at Martinsburg United Methodist Church, with Rev. Martin Weck officiating.
Together with his wife, the couple owned and operated the dairy farm until 1960, when they moved to the farm on Pike Street in Brownville in June 1960. The family continued to operate the dairy farm, Clover Leaf Farm until 2015 and then went to raising beef cattle.
Burial in the Martinsburg Cemetery.
Source: Iseneker Funeral Home, Inc. Lowville, NY
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